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gaffe

[gaf] / gæf /


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Those words sounded then — and sound now — like an authoritarian gaffe.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Vance’s latest gaffe — still looks and sounds like a war.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

He also tried to subtly rebut concerns among those who had watched the debate and were appalled by Graham’s gaffe.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Many readers caught my recent gaffe when I asked, hypothetically, what if Rivian’s or Tesla’s first model had been a pickup?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Boats passed out of the harbor and into the harbor and each one slowed to remark on my sailing gaffe and give me advice.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Her inadvertent gaffes with industry terminology might make her seem silly and out of her depth.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

In Dokoupil’s first months on the job, the show’s gaffes have been memorialized in news reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

But Jospin tripped up in his 2002 presidential rematch against Chirac, making a number of gaffes, including a swipe at his opponent's age that was seen as below the belt.

From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026

Under the leadership of Micheál Martin, the party has had what's being referred to as a steady campaign, no big breakthroughs but also no big gaffes.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024

Henry hoped there would be now more gaffes, especially since The Pope had gotten after them.

From Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague


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